A Breakdown of Recent Attacks Against the Press

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A Breakdown of Recent Attacks Against the Press

Journalists everywhere face threats intended to silence them.

As the attack on the staff of Charlie Hebdo made clear, journalists everywhere face targeted threats intended to silence them. Religious extremists certainly play a role, but more often than not government and anti-government forces are the perpetrators of violence against the men and women who report the truth as they see it. Since 2000, many journalists have been killed while working in dangerous situations. Here we focus on those who were intentionally targeted and murdered for doing their job.